Chapter 617: White Bird
The wings of the white bird are derived from the elves, and the green mulberry flower is a kind of antidote to all poisons, and the northern barbarians strictly inherited the worship of the elves, which can bring happiness, auspiciousness and peace, and is also the common totem of all the tribes of the Pamirs.
Since it is a symbol of good luck, even the barbarians will use "white birds with green mulberry flowers" to express their feelings when necessary, and this custom, after the precipitation of time, eventually became the words to meet the leaders of the northern barbarians.
The five Bommians looked at each other as they thought they had misheard.
"Everyone, I think you must be able to understand the words of the Dongzhou Empire, otherwise, you won't be here as a surveillance." Xu Ning got up, smiled slightly and said, "In Xia Qingfeng City, Xu Ning, the purpose is to meet your leader, hoping to be introduced." ”
Xu Ning guessed correctly, these people did know a lot about the language and customs of the Dongzhou Empire, and the person at the head was stunned, his brain turned a few times quickly, and said, "Qingfeng City? It doesn't mean anything to us, you are from the Dongzhou Empire, if you don't want to die, hurry up and leave the realm of the plateau! ”
This is not a threat, but a reasonable dissuasion.
The contact between the Dongzhou Empire and the northern barbarians, except in the time of war, is a local contention in peacetime, and the people on both sides are not pleasing to anyone, let alone live in peace. These five Bomiians did not come up directly to kill Xu Ning, which was already very polite.
Xu Ning smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, I don't want to talk nonsense, if you want to get a bumper harvest in two months, hurry up and help me introduce your leader!" ”
Not much to say. But the temptation is not small!
"People from the Dongzhou Empire, did I hear it wrong, did you just say about the bumper harvest of grain?!"
"Yes." Xu Ning continued to smile and said without humility or arrogance.
"You know what our place is, right? You know who we are, right? If you're not convinced, you should know what the result is, right?! The person next to him couldn't help but say.
"Of course I know." Xu Ning smiled slightly and said, "The perennial plateau climate of the Pamirs, the grain only has a two-month growth period, and the harvest is very low, your annual grain harvest is only enough to eat for half a year, after the grain is eaten. Or hunting. Either starvation, or if you can't do it, you will go to the land of the Dongzhou Empire to plunder, but the cost is very high, and it is against your original intention. Is that right? ”
Xu Ning's tone was very flat. It's like narrating something that has nothing to do with you at all. But in fact, this thing. It is the key to moving the five people in front of you.
"Who the hell are you?"
The faces of the five Bohians changed abruptly, and their originally angry expressions turned into consternation.
Typical barbarian traits, barely hiding their emotions. Don't look at these people are all tall, but they can't eat all year round!
"As I said, I am a man who brings you peace and hope, just like the white bird in your faith." Xu Ning smiled and said, "You should believe me, otherwise, what good will it do me if I tell lies?" This is your territory, and I can't escape even if I want to. ”
The five Bomian guardians glanced at each other and discussed in a low voice before making a decision.
"One of my men and I will take you to our tribe, which will continue to be defended, and if you are found to be a spy trying to destroy our tribe or plotting against the leader, you will be the first to be killed."
Xu Ning nodded, and a barbarian ran quickly behind him, picked up the luggage and Xu Ning's clothes, and then tied his hands and covered his eyes.
"Let's go, there's still a long way to go, and I hope you can keep up." Said the leader.
"Please hurry up a little, I have more important things to do after this is done. Please! Although Xu Ning was blinded, he still said very sincerely.
These Bohemian barbarians were particularly depressed, and they also felt very bizarre, and finally met a person from a hostile country, but they did not come to sneak attack, and they lost an opportunity to ask for merit and reward; However, the young man's words were very sincere, not like a joke.
This kind of thing can only happen in the Pamirs, and it is impossible for anyone to accept it and no one will believe it in any other place. Comparatively speaking, the trust of the entire tribe of the northern barbarians in others is easy, especially when the situation is absolutely favorable to them.
Xu Ning also knew that here, as long as he was obedient, the barbarian people would not be embarrassed for themselves.
This is the difference, a fierce person on the battlefield, if you communicate with him from a different angle, it will be a completely different effect.
After the blindfold was closed, Xu Ning and the Bomian people did not walk fast, and after about a quarter of a pillar of incense, Xu Ning felt a pair of powerful hands touch his head, and then, the mask on his head was removed.
"Your name is Xu Ning?"
When I opened my eyes, the light in front of me was not very bright, and I was already standing on the edge of a hole in the ground, which was closed by stones and planks on all sides, and there was an underground passage in front of me, which seemed to pass through the plateau.
"Yes, I am Xu Ning from Qingfeng City."
"Xu Ning, you are the first person from the Dongzhou Empire to walk into this passage, the other people from the Dongzhou Empire, only those who are fat are qualified to be carried into this tunnel, do you understand what it means?"
Xu Ning nodded and said, "I know very well, trust my help, you won't have to carry those corpses in the future." ”
Because fat means more flesh on the body, and if there is more meat, you can ...... in times of famine
Xu Ning didn't want to think about it, let alone know how it happened.
People who live in another environment cannot evaluate another environment with an objective attitude, this sentence is very pertinent, and people are allowed to defend it; People who claim to be lofty and objective are still stimulated within the range of tolerability.
"Let's go, I hope you can come out alive!"
"Don't worry, I promise that from now on, you people in the north will never have to worry about starvation." Xu Ning said slowly with confidence. There was no promise more valuable than this, and the Bommians behind him even began to urge Xu Ning to move forward quickly.
"Do you specialize in growing food? Do you know what we're growing here? ”
Xu Ning nodded and said very calmly: "There are only two kinds of grain that can be grown on the Pamir Plateau, one is oats and the other is sour apples, right?" ”
"You know?!"
"Quite simply, the Imperial army has captured some of your food, except for bran bread, sour fruit wine, and even your generals are the same. Moreover, I have investigated the climate of the Pamirs, where a strange soft wind blows all year round, which has little effect on trees and grasses, but is deadly for herbaceous food crops, which can imperceptibly rob water and destroy the nutrient stores inside. After all, it is a gift from God that you can get a little harvest. Xu Ning said.
"Oh my God? It should be a gift from the Elven King! The Bommians corrected.
"Whoever it is, are you willing to live by this gift? In addition to the hard-to-swallow bran bread and sour wine, there are many wonderful flavors and rich foods in this world, you should know it! ”
Xu Ning didn't mean to tease the people around him, but his words made the burly Bomian beside him a little unbearable.
"We once robbed the villages and towns on the border of Dongzhou, and the food there is indeed delicious, even if it is rancid, it is better than ours!"
"There is a saying in the Dongzhou Empire, which is called that the people take food as the sky, and if they can't even satisfy what they eat, the meaning of people or people will be reduced a lot." Xu Ning said very sincerely.
"I don't understand what you mean."
"It's very simple, from now on you don't have to rob anymore, and you won't be able to eat all the food you grow."
"Really?!"
"Is it good for me to tell lies?" Xu Ning smiled and gradually quickened his pace.
The underground passage is actually not very deep, and there is a thin layer of wood above the head, on which is the rich green lichen peculiar to the plateau, with such a layer, even if you look at it from the ground, you will not find the underground passage. There should be many such passages, which should be the way for the northern barbarians to protect themselves. Just imagine, most of the entire plateau doesn't even have a sheltered place, and if someone really wants to kill you, you can use a bow and arrow or something to aim at it from afar.
"Is it still far away?"
"It's coming soon, whether we are Bohmians or other tribes, it is completely different from the cities of your Dongzhou Empire, there are not so many tall houses, for us, in addition to sheltering from the wind and rain, the most important thing is safety!"
As he spoke, the Bohians who led the way stopped, and it turned out that the two of them had come under a wooden door, and the sunlight was shining through the cracks in the thin planks overhead, and from the ground, they would think it was just an ordinary crack in the surface.
"It's here!"
The wooden door was pushed open, and a noisy sound came, accompanied by a strong sour smell.
"King of the Plateau, we have captured a prisoner of the Dongzhou Empire, and he has something very important to tell you personally!"
With a shout, the noisy voice slowly quieted down, and Xu Ning knew that it was only the four words "Dongzhou Empire" in the report that really played a role. The people in the room were eating and drinking, and on the simple wooden tables and chairs, there were baskets of black and gray bread, and the crude crockpot was naturally the kind of sour fruit wine. On the table, the side dishes are nothing but meat.
Xu Ning's heart couldn't help but sigh, close to this shabby food, he could raise such a powerful barbarian! It seems that the most powerful thing in the world is the power of bloodline! (To be continued......)